Category: STATES

By: Dr. Dakter Esse, Editor-ICN  ITANAGAR: Chief Minister Pema Khandu today launched the nation wide mission for promotion of Government e Marketplace (GeM) here at Dorjee Khandu Auditorium in Legislative Assembly complex, which is aimed at bringing in more transparency and streamlining the government procurement. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said the objective of the launch is to accelerate the adoption and use of GeM by State Government and their agencies. He said Arunachal is the sixth state in India to have signed MoUs with GeM, which aims to…

Read More

By : Barnali Bose, Editor- ICN Group Not only the British, but their language too, has left an indelible  trail in almost every corner of the globe. English is spoken in 101 countries worldwide. Thus exploring the roots of the English language and tracing  the transformation it has undergone over the centuries makes for interesting study. Where from the English Language emanated: English is a West Germanic language that originated from Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain in the mid 5th to 7th centuries AD. This occurred due to the Anglo-Saxon…

Read More

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and his father, former party president Mulayam Singh Yadav, presented a united front at a rally in New Delhi today. NEW DELHI: In an apparent setback to rebel Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav, his brother and patriarch Mulayam Singh on Sunday shared the stage with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and appealed party workers to make the latter win 2019 elections. It was surprising after Mulayam Singh Yadav reached Jantar Mantar in the national capital on Sunday to address party workers after their cycle yatra. Mulayam also urged the party…

Read More

By: Vijay Kumar Verma, Editor-ICN Group SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh is endowed with a number of rivers which are being extensively harnessed for generation of Power. While many of the hydro projects are run of river schemes, some of them are storage water schemes providing large tracts of Lake formations upstream of the Dams. Some of these lakes are stretched in upto 50 kms. For long these pondage lakes have been offering beautiful sanctuaries for exotic birds and also as source of fisheries for the locals.  Most prominent among these are…

Read More

By: Dr. Dakter Esse, Editor-ICN   Governor emphasises on holistic approach in harnessing the tourism potential of Arunachal Pradesh ITANAGAR: The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) met the Union Minister of State (Tourism) Shri K.J. Alphons at New Delhi on 20th September 2018. They discussed on specific issues for enhancing and promoting Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh. The Governor, who is on an official visit to the National Capital New Delhi emphasised on holistic approach in harnessing the tourism potential of Arunachal Pradesh. The Governor requested the Tourism Minister for…

Read More

Congress President Rahul Gandhi was welcomed by Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot at Dabok Airport in Udaipur. JAIPUR: Rahul Gandhi on Thursday visited poll-bound Rajasthan where he was scheduled to meet party workers and address a public gathering in the Dungarpur district, adjoining Udaipur. Dungarpur, a tribal district in south Rajasthan, is part of the Vagad region.Congress has been trusted by tribals, but in the last election they switched to BJP. Ahead of Rahul’s arrival, AICC general secretary and former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot “welcomed” Rahul to the state.…

Read More

Chhattisgarh is scheduled to go to polls later this year along with Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Telangana. NEW DELHI: BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday announced that her party will contest the upcoming state elections in alliance with Ajit Jogi’s Janta Congress. According to the seat-sharing agreement, Mayawati said, BSP will contest 35 seats and Janata Congress 55 seats.The BSP also said that if their alliance comes to power, Ajit Jogi will be the CM. Ajit Jogi, the first chief minister of Chhattisgarh, had formed his party after being expelled from the Congress…

Read More

Tracing the day-to-day struggle and triumph of a Palestinian boy, Ichmad Hamid, who, later on, turns to be a Nobel Prize winner in Physics. By: Dr. Mohammad Aleem, Editor-ICN Group It has always been a great pleasure for me to read a good book, but so rarely it comes in hand. I have just finished reading this book, The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti, which was published by Garnet, UK, in 2012, and now a bestseller worldwide. I am pretty glad about it that I could get this book…

Read More

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued contempt notice to Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari for allegedly breaking the seal on a building in east Delhi. A bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta directed the BJP MP to appear before it on September 25 and observed that it was “unfortunate” that an elected representative had tried to defy the orders of the apex court. On Tuesday, the police had registered an FIR against Manoj Tiwari for illegally breaking the lock of a sealed…

Read More

By: Dr. Dakter Esse, Editor-ICN  ITANAGAR: The Director, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Arunachal Pradesh, Prof P. Mohanta, called on the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) at Raj Bhavan, Itanagar on 18th September 2018. The Director, NIT, who has recently taken over the charge of the Institute briefed the Governor about the institution. The Governor advised the new Director to put in concerted effort in creating conducive academic ambience in the campus. He said that NIT, Arunachal Pradesh must shine in all respect of academic excellence. There must…

Read More